Get With The Plan, Year 3

            ***Looking for updates? Planner pages for 2011 can be found here.

Two years ago the very talented Jessica Sprague created the cutest digital pages for a planner and made them available as a free download through the Creating Keepsakes website. I loved the artwork but as usually seems to be the case with planner pages, some of them didn’t fit my way of organizing. So I took her designs and adapted them to fit my thinking, and CK was kind enough to allow me to share them on my blog.

To say it has been popular would be an understatement; it seems like someone finds my blog almost every day throughout the year by Googling planner pages. And as the calendar gets near the end, I get e-mails asking if there will be a version for the next year and when it will be available. This year many of you indicated you wanted to make them as Christmas gifts…a great way to use supplies, give some handmade love and save a little on the gift-giving budget.

So here it is…the 2010 Planner (well, my version of it anyway).

The pages have been revised with some fresh artwork. Jessica’s was beautiful but I was ready for a change. I used some free digital elements (all of which are noted at the end of the post) for an updated look and the pages have been formatted so you can print on both sides of the page, saving paper and making the finished book more practical to use. Once printed, you can cut them exactly in half and you should have sufficient space to bind them with a Bind-It-All or punch holes for loose-leaf rings.

 

There are still trees on the calendar pages but in this version they change with the seasons. The calendar itself is larger and easier to read, and there’s room to note important dates, like birthdays and anniversaries, on the same page as the full month. I’ve combined sample pages above but the pages are actually set up to print in monthly order.

The files for these pages, like all the files provided here, are PDFs in zipped format so you’ll need to unzip them then view and print them in Acrobat Reader. The monthly pages are all set up as right-hand pages. I’ve made each page a separate download and while that’s more work for those of you with faster connections, it allows some with dial-up service to receive them without so many problems.

Download JanFeb
Download MarApr
Download MayJune
Download JulyAug
Download SeptOct
Download NovDec

There’s an inside cover page and a yearly calendar page as well. They too are set up as right-hand pages.

Download Cover_Year 

No planner would be complete without some pages for lists and reminders and there are three again this year, two of which are shown above. Not shown is the “Notes” page which looks identical to the “Things To Do” except for the title. There are two files for each so you can make them left- or right-handed pages. The files are marked with an “-L” or a “-R” so you should have no problem telling one from the other. In addition, I created a blank page in both left and right orientation; it has only the blue outline and the tree in the corner. It’s nice to have a blank space to glue something to or to scribble on. You could also set up a text box to fit inside the blue outline and add your own content by running the blank page through your printer again.

Download ToDo List Pages
Download Notes Pages
Download Shopping List Pages
Download Blank Pages

The most unique part of Jessica’s original planner was the pages she designed specifically for us scrapbookers, and I’ve updated the design on her “Must-Make Pages” and “Page Planner” designs. Again, I’ve combined them for the sample above but they are actually separate files available both as left- and right-handed pages. If you’re making the planner for a non-scrapbooker, you can skip printing these pages.

Download Must-Make Pages
Download Page Planner Pages

Here’s how I set up my pages:

Cover-Year page with Blank-L on the back
Monthly pages with Things To Do-L on the back
Things To Do-R pages with Notes-L on the back
Must-Make Page-R with Blank-L on the back
Page Planner-R with Page Planner-L on the back (multiples) 
Shopping R with Shopping-L on the back (multiples)

A word to the wise: Experiment on some copy paper to be sure you’re loading the paper correctly when printing on the second side before you move to your cardstock. Every printer is different, and I admit I had pages upside down and backwards on more than one occasion before getting the hang of it…but then, I’m a little spatially challenged.

The final download is simply some extra elements I used in my book and thought you might like as well. They’re labels and the tree I put on my front cover and divider pages. I'll have photos of those in tomorrow's post. 

Download Extras

Come back tomorrow and I’ll show you how I did the cover, give you some tips and share ideas to decorate the inside to make the planner something you'll be proud to give or keep for yourself.

Free digital elements used in these pages:
Digital Brushes: Tree: Silvia, Graphics-Illustrations.com
Snowflake: EasyElements.com
Flowers: Rhonna Farrer, Pink October, twopeasinabucket.com
Digital Papers:
Blue: Jessica Sprague, Beautiful You Light Blue Solid, creatingkeepsakes.com
Pink: Cherie Mask, Pink October Pink, twopeasinabucket.com
Green: Cherie Mask, Be Merry Green, twopeasinabucket.com
Orange: Jessica Sprague, Beautiful You Red Solid (modified), creatingkeepsakes.com
Page Planner and Must-Make Pages design (modified): Jessica Sprague, creatingkeepsakes.com
Digital Elements:
Bird: Adobe Photoshop
Gift: Microsoft Office

Comments

[Laurel]

Wow! This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

[A.C.]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I just wish I found this sooner so I'd have more time to get more done for Christmas presents!

[Pascallle]

Thanks for sharing !!

[Rhonda H]

You did it again, Brenda!
And I asked for a BIA from Santa, too!!
I'll be making an extra one for exchange at our annual crop retreat in Jan!
Merry Christmas to you and Wayne!

[Rhonda Miller]

What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

[Rosa Maria Kishi]

Thanks!!!!!!!!
I love it!!!!

[Solgunn]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

[Alice (Brazil)]

Wow! Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

[tracy]

thank you so much. this is so pretty!

[Domi85]

Thanks to you, your project, it's so beautiful.

[Gilly]

What a wonderful resource. Thank you so much for sharing, I think this extra organzation piece will be a great addition to my scrapping routine! Thanks for sharing!

[shalini]

Thank you so much...

[sikiş izle]

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[Ramie]

Thank you so much!

[Crearine]

Thank tou so much, it's so beautiful!!!

[Michelle]

These pages are so beautiful. I love the layout. Thank you for sharing. I wish you a wonderful year ahead.

[Sue Bartels]

Thank you so much for sharing your planner .. I can't wait to make some.

[San]

What a beautiful calendar ! Thank you very much for sharing, that's so nice of you. I'm printing one right away !

[Jules]

thanks for sharing! i loved it

[Mimi]

Thanks for sharing and they are so pretty. I love it.

[Lynn Capps]

Absolutely gorgeous!! Thanks so much!

[Logo Design]

Hi there,
That's so wonderful, i like the planner that's very pretty.

[sally dendride]

Oh,my, how lovely of you to share . This reflects a beautiful soul in your art work and your extension of that to strangers. God Bless you for this! sally <><

[ciacchina]

FANTASTICO! GRAZIE 1000

[paola]

Thank you! It's wonderful! I've already realized a planning with the old PDF ... you can see it here: http://scrapandbooking.blogspot.com/2008/01/pianifichiamo_02.html
Now I can update my old planning! Thanks